A post-mid-blastula transition requirement for TGFβ signaling in early endodermal specification

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-235

  Chang, Chenbei ^a   Hemmati Brivanlou, Ali ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endodermal specification; Mid blastula transition; TGF signalling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; MARKER; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTULA; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENDODERM; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLYCOPROTEINS; INHIBINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 0033988123     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00257-9     Document Type: Article

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